New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-11
SEVEN NEW PENSION BILLS.
RELIEF FOR ALL WHO ACTUALLY SERVED.


GENERAL BERDAN's EFFORTS IN BEHALF OF THE
UNION SOLDIER.
WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Speciab.-General Borden, who
has been devoting considerable time to study OF the
subject Of PENSIONS has prepared drafts Of seven bills
which he proposes to have offered in Congress at the
coming session synopsis OF the bills is "a follows
First-To give pension to those VINO served In inc
ranks OF their regiment three years without Dounucs
were bonorably discharged and now unable 10 per
form manual labor III consc uence of disabilities which
racted whilst in service The rates TO he the "a ne as
now paid for the same disabilities 10 those .ho were
making hospital records whilst the other class WAS
second.-ro give pension to who served in the
ranks In their regiments for less period than three
years without bountes tonorably discharged ana
are now IN the opinion OF medical board unable o PET
form manual labor in consequence Of disabilities which
could have been contracted while IN the service The
rates to be In proportion Ia tue time OF service In the
regiments three years being the MAXIMUM; .. orh
Thrd-To give pension TO men who enlisted ~ suo
stitutes for bountes who honoraby DISCHARGED
ana are now IN me opinion or medical poarI ilt w.
perform manual labor In consequence OF disabilities
which could have been contracted whilst In the servoe
Inc rates 10 De me same az now Iaid lot nr s,no
amount of disabilities and In proportion to tn" time oil
service their regiment, three years being The max
bountcs or for substitute. with per cent interest
three years In the ranks and were honoraby dschargei
81 month after he Is sixty years old, s. month AFTER
seventy or proporonate sum for less period OF sern
ice; INST deducting all bonntics which they may nave
already been deducted in OF pension for disab
tiles. III the pension for disabilities do not amour, ~
for
Fifth.-To give a pension to all officers who were non
Orably discharged, and In the opinion OF nch
zeal board suffering from diseases which could nave Dcen
contracted in the service The rate 10 be paid snail Dc
the paid for the disabilities the max
num being for years service; and the proportion
to In proportion 10 the time OF service.
SiYth-Al volunteer officers who served III the hru
with their regiments STATS three years am wepc
honorably discharged, shall receive oneotrth OF me
pension allowed to officers In the Regular Army AFTER
they sixty three Old proportional sum lot
any less period Of service.
Sevcnh.-So widow % minor child shall receive the
husbands fathers pension, II the marriage aer
application had been made for pension.
The meaning Of the first Ave bills IL evident, SAID
the General in discussing the matter. The last 10
simply aided 10 cut OF n practice which has grown
rather common OF late, that OF women marrying old
soldiers TO inherit their pensions When the time comes
10 draw the bills there may be many changes In de
tail. but the main idea is there. AIN TO see that
veteran whose letter published In THE TRIBUNE
recently. has the impression that have any desire 10
cast slurs upon those who unfortunate as 20 get
into the hospital | simply putting III plea ior
those who brave and eager 10 fight ~ veteran
and luckier than he In being able To do 50 ana
escape hospital service. but now Disabled ana
helpless IN consequence Of that lighting ana exposure